Monday, October 24, 2011

A Christmasy Monday

The sun is streaming through my craft room window here in the Heart
of Ohio as I happily spend time creating Christmas tags with wonderful vintage images.

If you have yet to give a go at making tags, I am here to tell you they are the most fun ever.

There is just something magical about watching a scene come to life before your eyes with each cut of the scissor and dab of glue..

There are so many things to make with vintage greeting cards such as these scenery spools. Oh my gosh do I love to make these! They absolutely recall to mind hand crafts made during World War II when every inch of string and wrapping paper was kept to use for making ornaments for the tree.

A secret I will share when purchasing vintage greeting cards is to look for ones with doors or outdoor scenes on the front. The true treasure always waits inside where smaller versions are perfectly perfect for making shadowboxes or spool scenes such as these.

You still amaze me.Did you already have the sign up for your swap?If it's a Christmas tag swap I'll join in on all the fun please. I sure do enjoy tags because ACTs are just a little too small for me.Still loving your blog.

Hi Elizabeth! Sorry long time no postie over here - it's been a very rough year with my father's passing sniffle sniffle and hard to find the energy for typing comments. But I sure have peeked in from time to time and so very much enjoyed the respite from real life. There is always sunshine and smiles to be found here and creative inspiration. Thank you for your lovely blog and helping to keep me afloat these days. I'm so happy to see Santa's Workshop is in full swing. :)Happy Holidays!Sally

The tags are so sweet! I love the vintage images and I love the magic that you create with crepe paper. I wish you would do a tutioral on working with crepe paper. I also enjoy the pictures of your craftroom and the way you display your decorative items. I am also in love with the little scenes you create with the spools of ribbon as a stage! Thank you so much for sharing. I hope Charlie got to go outside for a walk too!I hope you have a blessed day and a wonderful week!! 969!! you go girl!!LynnHugs,Ly

Thank you again, Elizabeth for the lovely gift you showered upon me! I was so thrilled to receive your package. It is always such a treat to see what you have created....each one a fabulous treasure! I posted a thank you on my blog today! :)

Love, love, love! I just feel happy looking at your creations. I do have a question though. Do you copy them in the copier before you cut them so you can save the original design? I'm thinking I would not be able to cut into one without copying it first. I do have a hard time of letting go of things I love! As usual, a wonderful job Miss E!Hugs,Julie